Court rules funding formula unsound but saves schools
Kansas Supreme Court declared the Legislatures school funding formula unconstitutional yet avoided school closures and a special session. The ruling orders another year to adjust inflation funding while the 2019 session prepares. The opinion stresses fixing the formula with bipartisan effort and guards against ongoing litigation, urging the Legislature to provide resources for quality education.
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First Amendment text summary
The First Amendment prohibits government establishment of religion, protects free exercise, bans abridgment of speech and press, and safeguards the right to assemble and petition the government for grievances.
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Graduation rates study warns of rising low graduation schools
John Richard Schrock outlines a nationwide rise in schools with low four year graduation rates, driven by alternative schools and gaming of metrics. He cites Education Week figures, notes large counts in New York Florida and California, and criticizes policy focus on graduation rates over teacher quality and resources.
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Courageous senators face anti liberal court shift risk
Davis Merritt writes that a five vote conservative bloc could roll back decades of rights if a few Republican senators block ultra conservative nominees, potentially enabling Trump to appoint a more moderate swing voter to the Supreme Court and threatening rights on voting, marriage, reproduction, and education.
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